Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Cleveland → New York via Detroit: arrives on time 26%

19:59 CLE → 21:04 DTW

DL 4957 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 05m · 57% on time, 2.1% cancelled
46m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
21:50 DTW → 23:41 LGA

DL 2603 · Delta · 1h 51m · 74% on time, 6.9% cancelled

Total trip 3h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection39%The first flight arrived more than 1 minutes late on 61% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 46m layover.

Arrives on time26%First flight not cancelled (2.1% are) × connection made (39%) × second flight not cancelled (6.9% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).

Total trip3h 42mCLE 19:59 to LGA 23:41, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.